On the first matchday of the European League of Legends League LEC, defending champion MAD Lions proved his class again despite team changes. Against Team Vitality's star ensemble around Luka "Perkz" Perkovic, German LEC newcomer Steven "Reeker" Chen also made a dream debut.

"I was a little nervous before the game," Reeker said in an interview after the game. "I'm not unhappy about the victory. But I think I'm just more relieved that the first game is over now.»

The rookies at MAD showed their class directly. From the very beginning, the defending champion determined the match and skillfully took Perkz out of the game. This also had no great influence in the further course. Although Vitality found small successes, MAD did not let up and took his first victory of the season after 32 minutes.

G2 and Fnatic with working victories in the LEC

G2 Esports also scored an opening victory with a new line-up around the strong-performing German Sergen "Broken Blade" Çelik and two rookies. However, a barely changed Excel Esports made it more difficult for the ex-LEC champion than expected.

In addition to the rookies, a completely new team made its debut in the league with Team BDS. Against a strong Fnatic, BDS led by ex-Fnatic player Adam "Adam" Maanane appeared very confident at first. However, after 25 minutes, the British club turned the game in its favor and confidently played the advantage to the end.